Display and dispensing device.



L. P. EARL.

DISPLAY AND DISPENSING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED AUGJB, 1911.

- mmfiw Patented Aug. 20, 1918,

W?" $w-ewse LEON 1P. EARL, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO rnnnnommrcomraiw, OF

A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

DISPLAY AND DISPENSING DEVICE.

intense.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 18, 1917, Serial N5. 186,979.

To all wiwmz't may concern." Be it known that I, LEON P. Eenp, a c1t1-zen of the United States, and a resident of Cincinnati, in,the county ofHamilton and Y State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Displayv and Dispensing Devices, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates to store furniture,

and its object is to provide means for'more effectively displaying andat the same time conveniently dispensing a variety of small packages asof candy, chewing gum and the like.

My invention consists in the combination of parts and in the details ofconstruction and arrangement of arts as will hereinafter be more fullydescri ed and claimed,

In the drawing:

Figure l is a general perspective view of a device embodying myinvention;

Fig; 2 is a vertical longitudinial section on a plane corresponding tothe line 2- -2 of Fig. 1; V

Fig. 3 is a cross-section on a plane corresponding to the line 3-3 ofFig. l at right angles to the back of the magazine throughwhich thesection is taken; and

Fig. 4. is a detail perspective view of one of the carriers.

As I prefer to construct my invention, there is a supporting structuremade of a single piece of sheet-metal with parallel bends 2 wherebythere is formed a flat bottom 3 and upright sides 4. The flatbottom 8 isof elongated-rectangular formation and the front edges 5 of the sides tare, as shown, straight and vertical, while the upper edges of the sides4 are cut to form a' ser1es ot downwardly forwardly inclined steps 6.-

The rear edges of the sides 4 have a curved formation to give thesupporting structure a more ornamental appearance.

Between the upright sides 4 of this supporting structure 1 are arrangedthe maga-.

zines 7 each similar in construction to all of the others; being made upof a single elongated substantially rectangular piece of sheet-metalwith four longitudinal bends, so that there are formed a face side 8,lateral walls 9 and iii-turned back flanges 10 (Eig. 8.) The package 11is held in the magazlnecrosswise thereof, and, with the package shown,the face 8 is considerably wider than either one of the lateral walls;which relarelative dimensions of the packages to be held. One end of thesubstantially rectangular sheet has an integral projection 12, and thisis given a transverse downward bend between the .lateral walls 9,; saidextension tive dimensions of course will vary with the 12 being of suchwidth and length that its edges meet the end edges of the lateral walls9 and of the back flanges 10. Thus the extension 12 forms a closure forthe end of the magazine. In accordance with the preferred arrangement,wherein the magazines have inclined positions in the supportingstructure, 1', the lateral walls 9 have their ends cut at a suitableangle to the back and face of the magazine so that the closed end of themagazine has such an inclination that it will be substantially verticalwhen the magazine assumes its position in the supporting structure.

In the face side 8 of each magazine near the closed end I prefer toprovide a display opening 13 which as here shown is about one-third thelength of the face side.

opening the full width of the face side of the magazine it may serve asanoutlet opening as well as a display opening; especially when themagazine has a position much inclined away from the vertical so that thelowermost package 11 will not roll out downwardly under the weight ofthe superimposed packages. I

As here shown, however, and as just alluded to, the opening 13 isnarrower than the face side, leaving narrow flanges 14: which willengage with the end parts of the packages so that none of these willroll out forwardly, whatever the position of the magazine. For theoutlet-of the packages in accordance with this arrangement, lateral holdthe lowermost package in such alinement with the outlet openings 15 thatbe readily pushedout of either of said open- Patented Aug. 20, 1918..

It will be understood that by making this is left only the p it maygelatin sot'he through the ings by inserting the finger through theposite one, the tore side has lip 16 bent down inside the lilfl lllZlilGat the end of displn opening 13 next to the closed the magazine Theopnosite end 1 magazine is left open I01 insertie packages.

To inake it more convenient to till the magazine with packages, l preferto proride it Currier 1S 2 and -l,) which consists simply of anelongated piece of sheet metal of slightly less width than the interioroi? any 01": the magazines T, With one end turned up to form a ledge 19of slightly less height than the interior of any of said inagtn zines.This carrier 18 is of suchlength that when it is inserted through theopen end 1'" of any magazine 7 until the front side of its ledge 19engages with tne lip 16 of the magazine, the rear end 20 ot the carrierwill project slightl i from the open end 1'? of the magazine as seen inFig. 2 so that itmay readily be grasped to pull the carrier out of themagazine. Such a carrier may have the nclrnges laid on it crosswisethereof and held from sliding down off or it by the lecge l9, and thenthe carrier 18 may he let down into the magazine and renniinthereinuntil all of the -1)3Clz"tge8 are used out of that magazine, thusvirtually forming the bottom and front end of the magazine. Where it isdesired to-use such carriers. there will 01" course be one for e chmagazine. it will he understood that such a carrier adds some- Whet tothe convenience of use by allowing the full capacity of. the magazine tohe inserted at once instead of inserting one peel:- oge at a time andexercising the care necessary to have each package assume its (301- reetposition across the magazine.

Bis before nllndedto the width of the display opening 1 3 relativetozthe length or" the package 11 determines whether or not the packagemay be withdrawn through the "front of the magazine. But on. the otherhand the provision of the lateral ontlet openings 15 makes it unnecesserv to have an opening through the thee or the magazine unless so desiredfor label of the peel; c

11 n oit such display package he sec.

13, which inn? h parent inateri l cessihle only secure by Len the irontbeing constructed snhns shove descr bed, they super posed in inclinedpositions between the no 7 nllel' sides l of the supporting structure Ito WlilCh they are attached by tongues 21 bentout from the lateral Wells9 and passed through one iings in the Wells ys-Vitll each upperinoga'zine ove lapping the next lower one in that part of the tace side8 between the display opening or spacelii and the open end 17 of saidlower magazine. Preterehly the inclination of the magazines isagproxiniately forty-live degrees, which is suiiieient to cause thepackages to slide down as the lowermost ones are removed and yetnot sollldCll inclined but that each one of the magazines is both learlyvisible and readily accessible. The ni iprorrinintely vertical front end12 of each magazine may bear a designetion of the goods contained intherespectivd inagizine together with such other matter as may be usefulto advertise the goods or ineke the appearance of the device moreornaniental and attractive. The face side of the uppermost magazine mayhear suitable advertising or other llltl-t-tel as may also the outersurfaces of the sides of the supt porting structnre 1.

Although the inclination shown and described preferable, it willhennderstood that this is not essential, and that the nositions of themagazines may vary hetiween the rertieal and horizontal so long as theyo herwise have the relative oositions suhstantinlly as have beendescrihed.- V In general it will he understood that While referredexample oi my invention., consid- T) ei'able modification is possibleeither as here- 'inhet'ore alluded to or otherwise,- and thereore What-I claim as new and desire to ,rs Potent is: in a display and dispensingLev-ice :i made up of at single elongated metal having tourlongitiidinel nide tace side, narrow letnnd inturned hack flanges,

and having outlet onenlls and a dis; in olnen said end having the bentdot I 1 hell have shown and specifically described a m'raeso flanges,and having near its front end a transverse downward bend between saidlat eral walls, forming a closure for said end, and having outletopenings in its lateral 5 walls and a display opening in its face side,near said front lower end, and having a lip .bent down from its faceside at the lower front end of said display opening, each upper one ofsaid magazines overlapping the next'lower one between the displayopening 10 and the upper rear end of said lower one, the upper rear endof each magazine bein open.

LEON P. E L. Witnesses: v

- JAMEs N. RAMSEY, CLARENCE PERDEW.

